Azores
Horta Municipality
Castelo Branco

Cabeço Gordo

Cabeço Gordo is the highest point in the island of , measuring 1,043 metres above sea level. Located on the southern rim of the Caldeira Volcano, on a clear day, most of the islands of the central group of the Azores are visible: , , and , although normally the caldera may be covered in clouds and fog.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,043 metres
  • Description: mountain and stratovolcano which forms the island of Faial
  • Also known as: “Cabeco Gordo” and “Pico Gorda”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Faial and Cabeço dos Trinta.

Photo: Weedonio, Public domain.
is an island in the archipelago, an autonomous region of . Horta, the legislative capital of the Azores, is the sole municipality on the island.

Peak
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Praia do Norte and Capelo.

Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a civil parish of the municipality of , located along the northern coast between and , on the island of , in the archipelago of the .

Village
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta on the island of in the archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486, in an area of 26.64 km2.

Cabeço Gordo

Latitude
38.57599° or 38° 34′ 34″ north
Longitude
-28.71308° or 28° 42′ 47″ west
Elevation
1,043 metres (3,422 feet)
Open location code
89CHH7GP+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1879630194
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3373009
Wiki­data ID
Q517929
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Cabeço Gordo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • Cebuano: “Cabeço Gordo (tumoy sa bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • Czech: “Faial”
  • Dutch: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كابيكو جوردو”
  • French: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • German: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • Japanese: “カペリニョス山”
  • Ladin: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • Portuguese: “Cabeço Gordo”
  • Russian: “Горда (гора)”
  • Russian: “Горда”
  • Slovak: “Faial”
  • Spanish: “Cabeço Gordo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Miradouro do Cabeço Gordo and Cabeço Gordo 2º.

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